FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2026) – An Indiana woman has been convicted on felony charges related to defrauding Kentucky’s Medicaid program.
Sylvia Townsend-Marlow, 56, of Corydon, Indiana pleaded guilty to a total of seven felonies related to defrauding Kentucky’s Medicaid program.
According to an investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control, Townsend-Marlow received nearly $71,000 in payments from Medicaid by submitting fraudulent timesheets to Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The abuse happened over a two-year period.
Townsend-Marlow pled guilty in Hopkins County Circuit Court to two counts of Presenting Fraudulent Claims to Defraud Kentucky’s Medical Assistance Program (Class D Felony) and five counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree (Class D Felony).
The judge sentenced Townsend-Marlow to five years’ probation and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $70,838.91.
“Every dollar stolen through Medicaid fraud is a dollar taken from someone in need and those who commit fraud must and will be held accountable,” said Attorney General Coleman.
The AG’s Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General Michael Brophy prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.
To file a Medicaid fraud or abuse complaint, visit ag.ky.gov/Medicaidfraud or call the Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Hotline at 1-877-ABUSE TIP (1-877-228-7384).
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